Squeeze

B side of their 1978 single "Bang Bang". I'm not sure why this didn't make it on their debut album, it's got a great Difford lyric and is sung with attitude by Tilbrook. The audio is recorded from vinyl and I've left in all the crackles. My favourite part of this is right at the end. You only have to wonder what kind of crowd Squeeze were playing to and whether Jools got any positive answers to his question.

Comments

9 years ago

Luke Phonic

he's joining a rock % roll band for the love, i believe

11 years ago

Alida Jones

Why not write and ask?

11 years ago

tygre97

My copy is on black vinyI so I think it more to do with me not looking after my records as I should have done when I was younger.

11 years ago

KillerBl8

Was the crackle because of the green vinyl?

11 years ago

Alex's Bikes and Motors

or the "love"

14 years ago

tygre97

Thanks for the comment. That was my first guess, then I thought "the lark" and then "the look" because they rhymed slightly better. Even having slowed it down, played countless times and listened to the BBC Sessions version, I still couldn't make out precisely what he was saying. I'm sure there are other errors in my lyrics but there comes a time when you have to let go otherwise you get, er, all fed up too!

14 years ago